A BELOVED piece of Australian military history, the 82-year-old wooden vessel The Plover, which tragically sunk during a violent September storm while moored at Mornington, has been sold via an online auction.The 12-metre boat was swamped by waves at Schnapper Point after tumultuous weather hit the peninsula on 2 September, which saw destructive winds of up to 130kph recorded in the area that also tore apart several iconic beach boxes.Originally built for the Royal Australian Army in 1942, The Plover was a symbol of local heritage, and, until the storms hit, a popular fishing charter boat with Bay Fish N…
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DOGS may be banned from Mornington Peninsula National Park, bringing it into line with nearly all other national parks in Australia. Parks Victoria is seeking community feedback before deciding whether to ban dogs from the park, which covers the beaches and foreshore from Portsea to Bushrangers Bay and inland along Main Creek to Greens Bush at Main Ridge. Chief ranger Libby Jude said there had been “numerous reports of dog attacks and threats to local wildlife”. “There are 32 fauna species listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened living in the Mornington Peninsula National Park and we need to protect…